A crippling and probably historic winter storm will impact the western half of Texas beginning tonight. This winter storm will produce blizzard conditions with travel becoming impossible across the Texas Panhandle, South Plains, Rolling Plains, into the Permian Basin. Winter weather accumulations are possible across Northwest Texas, the Concho Valley, Big Country, Far West Texas, and western North Texas. There will be the potential for light snow in North Texas, including the D/FW Metroplex, on Monday but accumulations are not expected. We’ve been talking about this system for days so I’ll forgo the full discussion. Below is a list of accumulation, timing, and impact information based on geographical regions of Texas.

Texas Panhandle

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
503 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING BLIZZARD TO IMPACT THE PANHANDLES THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY…

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOISE CITY…KEYES…GUYMON…BEAVER…
FORGAN…DALHART…STRATFORD…SPEARMAN…GRUVER…PERRYTON…
BOOKER…HIGGINS…FOLLETT…HARTLEY…CHANNING…DUMAS…
BORGER…MIAMI…CANADIAN…VEGA…AMARILLO…PANHANDLE…
WHITE DEER…PAMPA…SHAMROCK…WHEELER…HEREFORD…CANYON…
CLAUDE…CLARENDON…WELLINGTON
503 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY…

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL LIKELY DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…6 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS OF 5 TO 10 FEET ARE LIKELY GIVEN THE
EXPECTED STRONG WINDS.

* WIND CHILLS…THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO
FOR MUCH OF THE EVENT.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS…IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST…HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

South Plains and Rolling Plains in West Texas

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1151 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

…HISTORIC BLIZZARD POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEKEND…

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL PULL
ABUNDANT MOISTURE NORTH ACROSS WEST TEXAS THIS WEEKEND. MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE ON SATURDAY AND SET THE STAGE FOR A
PROLONGED WINTER STORM BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING
MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS…PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND A
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES WILL CREATE
TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND COULD SUSPEND TRAVEL ALTOGETHER.
MOTORISTS WHO CHOOSE TO TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL RISK
BECOMING STRANDED IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FRIONA…BOVINA…FARWELL…DIMMITT…
HART…TULIA…SILVERTON…QUITAQUE…MEMPHIS…CHILDRESS…
MULESHOE…LITTLEFIELD…OLTON…PLAINVIEW…CEDAR HILL…
MATADOR…ROARING SPRINGS…PADUCAH…HACKBERRY…MORTON…
LEVELLAND…LUBBOCK…RALLS…CROSBYTON…LORENZO…SPUR…
DICKENS…DUMONT…FINNEY…GROW…GUTHRIE…DENVER CITY…
PLAINS…BROWNFIELD…TAHOKA…O`DONNELL…GRAHAM…POST…
JAYTON…ASPERMONT
1151 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY…

* TIMING…A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO HEAVY SNOW LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM
WEST TO EAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. VISIBILITY FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL LIKELY BE ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW TOTALS…WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES. HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS. IN THESE
AREAS SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 10 FEET ARE POSSIBLE.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF SLEET AND ICE ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.

* COLDEST WIND CHILLS…WILL RANGE FROM -5 TO 10 ABOVE ZERO.

* IMPACTS…PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY ARE
STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CANCEL THEM ALTOGETHER. POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY. ENSURE A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF FOOD RESERVES AS RURAL
AREAS MAY BE ISOLATED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. PLAN A MEANS TO KEEP
WARM WITHOUT COMMERCIAL UTILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREMELY LOW VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AND CAN MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU AND ENSURE YOUR FUEL TANKS
ARE FULL. IF YOU GET STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

Permian Basin into Far West Texas

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
321 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO…THE
NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN…AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY…
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY…

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
BRINGING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOW. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL BLOW THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNSET. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SATURDAY INITIALLY AS RAIN
AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY.
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG
WIND WILL MAKE FOR VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND ALSO CREATE LOW
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ACROSS WEST TEXAS OR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY IS
STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

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DAWSON-BORDEN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAMESA…GAIL…STANTON
321 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
MONDAY…

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY 8 TO 14 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS GREATER THAN 5
FEET ARE POSSIBLE.

* WIND CHILLS…THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR 0 DEGREES AT
TIMES.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND COULD
BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL…HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
ANDREWS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…QUEEN…ARTESIA…CARLSBAD…
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP…TATUM…HOBBS…LOVINGTON…EUNICE…JAL…
SEMINOLE…ANDREWS…GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP…PINE SPRINGS
321 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 /221 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015/

…BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY…

* TIMING…SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…WIDESPREAD 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS GREATER THAN 5 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE.

* WIND CHILLS…THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO
DEGREES AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND COULD
BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS…MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL…HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED…STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

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REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SNYDER…BIG SPRING…COLORADO CITY…
VAN HORN…PECOS…MENTONE…RED BLUFF LAKE…KERMIT…ODESSA…
MIDLAND…GARDEN CITY…MONAHANS…CRANE…MCCAMEY…RANKIN…
BIG LAKE…ALPINE…FORT DAVIS…FORT STOCKTON…PRESIDIO…MARFA
321 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST MONDAY…

* TIMING…SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* WINDS AND VISIBILITY…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET
POSSIBLE.

* WIND CHILLS…THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 10
DEGREES AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCES
VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…
FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Concho Valley and Big Country

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
401 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING FOR THE WESTERN 2/3 OF THE BIG COUNTRY AND THE
NORTHWEST CONCHO VALLEY…

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN BIG COUNTRY…
PORTIONS OF THE HEARTLAND…EASTERN CONCHO VALLEY AND NORTHERN
EDWARDS PLATEAU.

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA
LATE THIS WEEKEND…BRINGING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WINTER
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SLEET
AND SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG COUNTRY AND CONCHO
VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING…WITH SLEET MIXING WITH RAIN FARTHER EAST.
BY SUNDAY EVENING…PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW.
STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITIES DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW. SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS WILL RESULT IN
TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING.

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FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-IRION-HASKELL-JONES-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROTAN…ROBY…SWEETWATER…
STERLING CITY…ROBERT LEE…BRONTE…MERTZON…HASKELL…
STAMFORD…ANSON…HAMLIN…ABILENE
401 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
9 AM CST MONDAY…

* TIMING…6 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT…TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS
ACCUMULATING SNOW RESULTS IN TREACHEROUS ROADWAYS. NORTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…
SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

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RUNNELS-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-THROCKMORTON-
SHACKELFORD-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BALLINGER…WINTERS…SAN ANGELO…
EDEN…OZONA…ELDORADO…THROCKMORTON…WOODSON…ALBANY…
CLYDE…BAIRD…CROSS PLAINS…COLEMAN
401 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

* TIMING…12 PM SUNDAY THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT…SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS
THE AREA…AS A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CHANGES…TO SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS…NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH MAY CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES SUNDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Northwest Texas into adjacent sections of Oklahoma

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
347 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

.FREEZING RAIN…SLEET…AND SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY…

.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION
TONIGHT. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT
ACROSS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS… WITH PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT AS COLD AIR MOVES IN. SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND OR ICE
ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AND WARNING AREAS. MOST OF
THE WINTER PRECIPITATION SHOULD END MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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WASHITA-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-
WILBARGER-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…ARNETT…WOODWARD…
CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…ELK CITY…SAYRE…
CORDELL…HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…QUANAH…
CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…MUNDAY…KNOX CITY
347 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST MONDAY…

* TIMING…LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT…NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. COMBINED SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. WINTER
PRECIPITATION MAY INITIALLY BE FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WITH
SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS…STRONG NORTH WINDS COULD RESULT IN WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA. THESE WINDS MAY
ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASED NUMBER OF POWER OUTAGES ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA LATE TONIGHT… SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…ESPECIALLY IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES
NOW.

AVOID TRAVEL. BE SURE YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR
FAMILY IF YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS
AND INFORMATION.

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ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-
PAYNE-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-COTTON-WICHITA-BAYLOR-
ARCHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…PONCA CITY…
FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…WATONGA…KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…
STILLWATER…ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…
OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…
SHAWNEE…LAWTON…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…WALTERS…
WICHITA FALLS…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…HOLLIDAY…LAKESIDE CITY
347 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON…

* TIMING…LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT…COMBINED SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS…
ESPECIALLY BY LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS DUE
TO FREEZING RAIN NEAR ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE… ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN INTO
NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

* OTHER IMPACTS…STRONG NORTH WINDS COULD RESULT IN WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASED
NUMBER OF POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE REGION…EVEN IF ONLY
LIGHT ICING AMOUNTS OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION…ESPECIALLY IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES
NOW.

North Texas (west of Interstate 35)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
506 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FAR NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF
NORTH TEXAS…

.WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW
THAT COULD IMPACT TRAVEL SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING OVER
NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS.

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MONTAGUE-YOUNG-JACK-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-EASTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOWIE…NOCONA…GRAHAM…OLNEY…
JACKSBORO…BRECKENRIDGE…MINERAL WELLS…CISCO…EASTLAND…
RANGER…GORMAN
506 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION…THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES OF
EASTLAND…JACK…MONTAGUE…STEPHENS…PALO PINTO AND YOUNG.

* TIMING…AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE…SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE

* TEMPERATURES…IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S LIKELY SUNDAY
NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT…BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. SOME ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON SURFACE
STREETS WHERE SNOWFALL IS GREATER THAN 2 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS…STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY WHEN
SNOW IS FALLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

IT MUST BE STRESSED THAT MINOR CHANGES IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF
THE STORM SYSTEM COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS AND LOCATIONS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. STAY TUNED TO THE
THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.